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Alcohol and heart disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2013

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In a nutshell

The protective association of moderate alcohol consumption on CVD is clear. However, the extent to which this is causal, rather than associated with lifestyle confounders, is not clear.

The polyphenol content of red wine may be specially relevant, but this is also not yet proven. Drinking moderately as accompaniment to healthy and social meals may prove to be the most relevant factor in CV health.

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Arbor Clinical Nutrition Updates , Volume 262 , October 2006 , pp. 1 - 4
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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